The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-10-02

the kitchen ever offend the most penetra,
ting and delicate Senses"
Have you done we'll in your new
plaee"
1--WE have not There seems to be lack
of universal appreciation in the city, and
other drawbacks 1 could mention, Cheaper
service seems in demand, when big meal
may be gotten for a quarter of dollar"
You did we'll last winter, did you not ?"
"Splendidly. But my success was at
| tributable largely to the wealthy tourists
who pstronized me, and only partially to
my local CUSTOM"
"Do you expect this fall and winter that
local custom will run your place T"
"No, indeed. 1 bank largely on the
tr lnsient patronage of the season. The
| fact is, city of only eight thousand inhab-
itants cannot be expected to support fully
an establishment like ours, especially in a
city of homes where nearly everybody
| Lives at home and boards at the same
place. But even among the people in the
| city the best able to patroniZe such house
there have been but limited number of
ladies and gentlemen who seemed to take
local pride in a place like ours, and
give some of that substantial encourage
| nIt 1t to our basins5s, which. is aiven only
"ASh lhC SuIICuI IlCuluHl SldI A6HNS
1 have known wealthy people here to buy
cacies-in order to save nickel"
"Ameng what class of citizens do you
reckon your best and most regular custo
mers ?'
Lawyers, physicians. professional men
generally, tobacco men and very few
merchants, tho we have such patrpnized
these Ia aSt mefotiDueIr -
"You charge extra for the private dining
room, do you ~
"Not at all. In no instance do we make
any additional charges, tho it is no small
source of expense"
''Do you get any custom from the sub
urban towns :"
40 yes-and 4 very nice and highly sp-
preciated custom it isl
"Do you get much patronage from the
country?"
"Not so much as formerly. This part of
the trade is usually in want of a square
meal for IS cents or "a 10 cent snack To
see a bill of fare is sufficient cause for not
coming back"
":Do you easily find servants to suit
you ?''
mo, indeed. We are given much trouble
on thot score. Cooks and walters require
much training before they are able to
please our customers. We always request
our guests to inform us promptly of any
lack of efficiency or politeness on the part
of servants, as also we would feel obliged
to have our attention called to any error or
overcharge or anything of the sort, as such
things unavoidably occur sometimes"
"Do you find your patrons universally
patient and reasonable ?'
GAS general rule they are so, but occa-
sionally an individual drops in, calls for
some delicacy, and if We haven't it he
leaves disappointed an6- displeased, not
rejecting that he only drops in once a
month or such a matter, and to be prepared
for his particular order all this while with
no special demand is more than a reason
able man ought to expect"
"What are your prospects for the fall
and winter season ?"
"Well, we can scarcely tell yet. But we
propose to keep our place frst-class in
every particular and to furnish every pos
sible delicaCy for which there is demand.
We make a specially Of furnishing sunpers
for parties, for banquets and such occa-
sions, and have had considerable patron
age of that sort. We will always hold our
selves in readiness to serve the public to
the best of our ability, and will spare no
pains or expense to please all who, with
this patronage, will aid US in building up
an establishment which hopes to be credit
to the city,"